so we are thinking of getting a compass for my wife (she likes them, likes the ford edge better but they are alot more $$$) ive had jeeps for the last 13years and i personally dont like the idea of a "car" jeep (no offence to anyone, plenty people dont like my jeep), but the mor ei look at them the more i think this would be a good vehilcle for her, need to be a suv and on the small size and "roundish" (those are her words not mine) and it HAS to be 4wd, so what im asking for is some general likes and dislikes of the compass. what worries me the most is the small engine (thats funny, the same thing i dont like about my JK)

she doesnt want a standard, she can drive one but doesnt like it. anyone know if they plan on offering the compass with a larger motor ever? we are kinda leaning to the liberty now cause it can tow 5000lbs (which really blows me away) we are gonna go drive a compass tomorrow and see how it is

Low seating position compared to other Jeep models, combined with the round shape and lack of parking sensors, it makes parking a bit of a guess! The low seating position makes it impossible to lean out of the window to see where your front wheel/corner is - something that was easy on the old Cherokee models!

Poor visibility - thick door pillars and poor rear quarter views.

Cheap plastic interior.

Hard elbow rest on door, and no rest in the centre that's anywhere near where it needs to be.

ill bump this thread for some more info. I own a JK also but my girlfriend (soon to fiance) is in love with the Compass. She wants a used 07' (bargain shopper)so lets hear some more postives and negatives. I know the 07 wrangler has had som quirks with stalls and brake failures. Does the Compass suffer the same fate?

ill bump this thread for some more info. I own a JK also but my girlfriend (soon to fiance) is in love with the Compass. She wants a used 07' (bargain shopper)so lets hear some more positives and negatives. I know the 07 wrangler has had some quirks with stalls and brake failures. Does the Compass suffer the same fate?

No stalling problems but a few with hesitations when cold. The TSB appears to have cured that. Mileage before the TSB was a tab better for mine but others have seen an improvement.

There was one complaint about squeaky brakes in reverse that had a fix in the service manual concerning parts incorrectly installed. I haven't heard back on that one.

Forgot: Phantom electrical problems, 2 that I recall. 1 wouldn't shift out of park, the other was a "no start". I believe that some of the "fixes" ended up being to seat the fuses in their holders and possibly other loose connectors being reseated just like other computer controlled equipment. They appear to be one off problems that haven't reappeared.

Steering wheel audio control malfunctions, this is happening on the Calibers too.